George Allison
George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. George is on Twitter at @geoallison
NATO Secretary General: Need for transatlantic bond ‘stronger than ever’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the need for Europe and North America to work together was stronger than ever in times of turmoil and unpredictability.
BAE investment in Clyde shipyards ‘not as high as hoped for’
BAE Systems have scaled back plans to construct a large outfitting hall and is instead investing £100m in the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on the Clyde.
British combat aircraft continue operations against Islamic State
Tornado jets flattened Islamic State facilities south of Kirkuk, while Typhoons strike fighters concealed in a tunnel north-west of Mosul.
UK and Egypt ‘to tackle joint threats’
The Defence Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff have discussed the British commitment to tackle regional security threats alongside Egypt.
Reaper unmanned aircraft sinks Islamic State boat
A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft System sank a boat carrying an Islamic State heavy machine-gun team across the Tigris near Mosul
Typhoons bomb an Islamic State headquarters in northern Iraq
Typhoons reportedly headed to a remote location some forty miles north-east of Tikrit, where an Islamic State headquarters had been identified.
Defence Secretary: British and coalition forces to ‘maintain momentum’ against Islamic State
Operations to liberate western Mosul will begin within weeks, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed.
Britain to be ‘dynamic and cutting-edge Global Power’
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have launched the joint international defence engagement strategy ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
HMS Ocean takes part in medical exercise
British and American battlefield medics practised their wartime interoperability aboard HMS Ocean.
New pilots finish training on F-35B Lightning for the first time
Two US Marines are training to be the first 'Category One' F-35B pilots, having had no experience flying other jet aircraft operationally.
